[Nfbv-announce] Independence Market at Convention volunteers

[Michael Kasey]

Mrs. Maurer is requesting Virginians to volunteer to work in the
Independence market at the 2015 national Convention.  Please let me know if
we can add you to the list and when you may be available.  She will contact
you with assignments.  We very much appreciate that you will help in
Orlando!

 

Thank you,

Michael

michaelgkasey at verizon.net <mailto:michaelgkasey at verizon.net> 

 

April 17, 2015

RE:  Independence Market Volunteers at 2015 National Convention

 

Dear Michael:

 

We are beginning to put together the schedules for the aids and appliances
demonstrators/helpers, storekeepers/pay station attendants, and cashiers at
the NFB Independence Market for our 2015 National Convention.  

 

We are anxious to get the assignments out, so please get back to us as soon
as possible.  It is contemplated that each demonstrator/helper will work a
four-hour (morning or afternoon) and a two-hour (lunch) shift.  This is only
a total of six hours.  

 

As you may be aware, there are other duties to be fulfilled in the market.
We are working vigorously to make each position one that a blind or sighted
person will be able to help with.  At this time, the storekeeper/pay station
attendant and cashier positions possess elements that would require us to
have a sighted person in these jobs.  The shift times we will assign will be
the same as the demonstrators/helpers, with the exception of cashiers.  The
days the cashiers work, their shifts will be extended to accommodate the
count out procedure at the end of the shift.  We are trying to have more of
a compliment of volunteers in these positions this year, so please look
inside your affiliate and let us know of capable, willing people whom you
would recommend.

 

Please do what you can to help us to have plenty of workers at the NFB
Independence Market to assist our fellow members.  I look forward to working
with each of you on this important project.

 

Sincerely,

(Mrs.) Patricia A. Maurer

Director of Reference, Jacobus tenBroek Library

Jernigan Institute

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

200 East Wells Street

     at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, Maryland  21230

Phone:  (410) 659-9314, extension 2272

Fax:  (410) 685-2340

E-mail:  communityrelations at nfb.org <mailto:communityrelations at nfb.org> 

 

 

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